Pronounced: PLEE-uh-nah-zuhm, noun
Notes: A great word to know and use – it was unknown to me
Yesterday’s word
The word hauteur means “haughtiness”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our word kind of looks like “haughty” (if you take a quick glance). It came from the French word hauteur (haughtiness; height), which came from the Latin word altus (high).
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